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Sand and Water is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman. It was released in 1997 via Reprise Records . The title track was the only single released, peaking at number 22 on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks [ 2 ] and number 2 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 . [ 3 ]
Songfacts is a music-oriented website that has articles about songs, detailing the meaning behind the lyrics, how and when they were recorded, and any other info that can be found. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
A particularly well-known rendition of the song was made by the Bristol-based a cappella musical group the Longest Johns on their collection of nautical songs Between Wind and Water in 2018. [16] In the wake of the "ShantyTok" social media sensation in 2021, Wellington Sea Shanty Society member Lake Davineer remarked that their recording had ...
[7] [15] Higley's original lyrics are similar to those of the modern version of the song, but not identical. For instance, the original poem did not contain the words "on the range". [ 13 ] Ranchers, cowboys, and other western settlers adopted the song as a rural anthem and it spread throughout the United States in various forms. [ 16 ]
The East German Sandmännchen in a hot air balloon. The East German stop motion children's television programme Unser Sandmännchen (Our Little Sandman), based on Hans Christian Andersen's Ole Lukøje character and the story by E. T. A. Hoffmann, has been broadcast since 1959, along with a West German version which was discontinued after reunification.
All day, all night, Marion, Sittin' by the seaside siftin' sand … The water from her eyes could sail a boat, The hair on her head could tie a goat … The last two lines are not in the Terry Gilkyson version. Allan Sherman sang about Cary Grant based on this song, which went as follows (from Shticks of one Kind and Half Dozen of Another):
Anyway, check out the full lyrics to “Flowers” (via Genius) below in case you want to scream-sing along in the shower, etc., etc. We were good, we were gold Kind of dream that can’t be sold
One might as well throw water into the sea as to do a kindness to rogues; One law for the rich and another for the poor; Opportunity does not knock until you build a door; One swallow does not make a summer; One who believes in Sword, dies by the Sword; One who speaks only one language is one person, but one who speaks two languages is two people.